Reference NumberTPCK/6/7/2/3/3
TitleSpecial Committee Enquire Letter
Date[1799]
Creator NameThe Society for the Promotion of Comfort to the Poor
DescriptionOne letter, undated, relating to sending out an inquiry concerning rent and receiving 47 responses from 22 different parts of the country, mostly from charities advocating for the poor. The letter states that the poor are a drain on society, mentions the five classes of labourers and claims that small farmers have small divisions of land which aren’t profitable to tenant or landowner.
The letter is written on paper from Cuppaidge College Green papermakers, Dublin 2.
Extent4 pages
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1892Society for Promoting the Comfort of the Poor; Ireland; c.1799-c.1799-
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